Where does “pummu” come from?
pummu (Sicilian) comes from Latin pomum, from Latin pomus, from Proto-Italic poomos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂po-h₁ém-os, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.
pummu (Sicilian): apple
Ancestry of “pummu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pomum | any type of fruit; fruit tree |
| 2 | Latin | pomus | fruit; fruit tree |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | poomos | fruit |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂po-h₁ém-os | taken off |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |